Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-29

A Talk With Representative Paysol


HE SAYS THR ATTITUDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON
THE LANDS QUESTION HAS sTREN6THENEDTH THE PRES
IDENT IN THE WEST, BUT THE FLAGS BUSINESS WAS
UNFORTUNATE FOR HIM-THE DEMOCRATS BOUND TO
RE-NoAINA1E HM-AS TO THE REPUBLICAN CANDI-
DATE
Representative Payson is In the city on patrf-
otc mission In connection with the restoration Of
the so-called Indemnity" lands to settlement
Monday and to-day were the days set by the Inte-
rior Department for the railroads to show cause
why these Indemnity" lands should not be opened
to settlement, and Mr.. Payson is here to give the
Department the benefit OF his knowledge upon the
subject and to help fight the railroads A STAR
reporter called upon him to-day at his lodgings.
He says he Is perfectly satisfied with the way that
land matters are being handled by this admins
tration. He is confident that the indemnity lands
will be reopened to settlement, and this, together
with the forfeitures, will make about rs, 600 900
acres OF land restored to the public domain. He
says the action of President Cleveland in the Gill
FORD Miller case In writing to the Secretary OF the
Interior the letter he did, which brought about ac
tion upon the whole matter OF restoring the in
in the West. ~ ~ ''' W ''''
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR IN ILLINOIS.
he said, are all very well pleased &C the Presi-
dents attitude in this matter. know them;
many OF their leaders are my personal friends, and
know how they feel. They are patting the Pres
ldent on the back, and are well satisfied with him.
II tney 40 not nave candidate OF their own IN
the neld IN 'SS, think great many OF them Will
vote for Cleveland.
THE FLAG BUSINESS
Is going to do Cleveland harm. 1t was very fool
tsh and unaccOuntable action, and the sentiment
that 1t af1ronted is strong. It will lose him many
soldier votes. "But," he continued, ''Mr.
Cleveland has tried honestly to give the country
an honest business administration, and do not
hesitate TO say so wherever go. sum up all the
defects n MS and s you are
for our folks (the republicans) to underrate his
strength: He is strong and formidable oppo-
nent. The democrats are bound to renominate
him, and he viii make it hot for any candidate we
nominate"
AS TO THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
"Who do you think the republican candidate will
be?" THE STAR man asked.
"Oh, 1t is too soon to say, perhaps. I do not
much think it will be either Sherman or Blaine
Sherman's friends tried to make boom for him on
the occasion Of his visit to Illinois, but they failed
at this He got such a reception as would natu-
rally be given to republican Senator Of his dis
tingulshed ability in the capital OF a republican
State, where republican legislature was In SeS-
sion. But 1t amounted to nothing more than this.
His speech on that occasion, you, of course. have
read, and 1t has been more or less criticized. l
think, perhaps, it would have been better If he
had repeated his Nashville speech on this occasion
That was the best speech, think, that he has
ever made. On the other hand, somehow cannot
think that Blaine will be elected. think possibly
Allison will be the most talked OF man after the
next republican convention"
Mr.. PAYsoN THINKS THERE SHOULD BIZ AN EXTRA
SESSION.
"Do you expect an extra session." the reporter
asked.
"Yes; have seen nothing since my return to
went away chat there would have to be an extra
session called, and still think This terror Of
an extra session is absurd. Congress ought to be
in session all the while. They ought to meet in
March and take only during the hot wealth
er There is really much need that Congress should
meet this year before December, certainly. After
the 1st OF July the surplus will be piling up In the
Treasury at the rate of at least ten millions q
month, and the knowledge Of this alone will make
business timid."
On the tar1ff. The democrats were still divided
and the republicans would be divided also in this
Congress-